96: The demonic ape dies, the puppet appears.

The Breakthrough to the Spirit Crystal Realm is not much different from the Spirit Core Realm; both are processes of compressing and condensing spiritual energy, allowing the Spirit Crystal to transform.

With each Breakthrough, the Spirit Crystal will be able to contain more spiritual energy.

The body and Dantian Meridians will also be refined, allowing them to accommodate stronger spiritual energy.

At the same time, the Dantian Meridians will expand slightly, also allowing them to hold more spiritual energy.

Time passed without knowing how long.

As Chu Yuan's aura rapidly ascended and then slowly stopped, he had also broken through to the Spirit Crystal Realm Peak, and his strength had once again increased.

He did not hesitate, raising his physique and spiritual energy to their current limits.

Afterward, he glanced outside, only to see the Demonic Ape and the white bones still guarding the area.

Seeing this, Chu Yuan's expression hardened, knowing that this time he probably couldn't avoid it.

He held the light-chasing sword and reappeared in the valley.

Immediately, he didn't hesitate in the slightest.

"Ice Soul Sword Dragon!"

Spiritual energy surged rapidly, countless Ice Frost Sword Qi condensed, then gathered into a Sword Qi Dragon, roaring as it charged towards the Demonic Ape.

Above the giant Dragon, a terrifying Sword Momentum pressure lingered, adding several layers of might to the Sword Qi Dragon, making it look incredibly frightening.

"Roar!"

The Demonic Ape, whether provoked or sensing a threat, couldn't help but let out a furious roar.

The Demonic Ape pounded its chest with its thick arms, countless Demonic Qi emerged, forming a layer of Qi shield on its body, and then it crossed its arms, actually intending to take this move head-on.

Seeing this, Chu Yuan couldn't help but narrow his eyes, feeling a bit of admiration for this ugly creature.

"Boom!"

The Sword Qi Dragon and the Demonic Ape collided fiercely, erupting in roars, and smoke and dust filled the valley.

"Roar!"

A pained roar came from the smoke and dust, and a huge figure flew backward.

It was none other than the Demonic Ape, looking disheveled, spitting blood after being sent flying by the Sword Qi Dragon.

And its body was also covered in flowing blood, completely bloody, like a blood ape.

Its fur was cut by the Sword Qi, with little remaining, and countless Sword Qi-formed wounds were gaping, looking quite gruesome.

Chu Yuan seized this opportunity, his figure flashing, rushing towards the Demonic Ape like a ghost.

"Silver Frost Glimpse of Shadow!"

The light-chasing sword flickered with a cold gleam, stabbing fiercely at the Demonic Ape's throat.

The Demonic Ape's pupils constricted, its reaction also extremely fast, but it tilted its head and simultaneously raised its huge claw to swat at Chu Yuan.

But unfortunately, although its movements were fast, Chu Yuan still grazed the skin of its neck, leaving a wound that was neither shallow nor deep.

And Chu Yuan was a step faster than it, barely dodging that claw.

But even so, the wind brought by the Demonic Ape's claw left a shallow scratch on his back.

Although he wasn't injured, his new clothes were ruined.

"Roar!"

The Demonic Ape roared furiously, its eyes blood-red.

Its gaze seemed to wish it could devour Chu Yuan alive.

"Again!"

Chu Yuan's mouth curled into a cold smile, he let out a low shout, and charged forward with his sword.

"Roar!"

The Demonic Ape roared, pounding its chest as it charged over, seemingly unafraid.

After more than ten rounds.

Chu Yuan, however, had a slight smile on his lips; he had already discovered that this Demonic Ape had low intelligence!

It could even be said to have none!

The only thing it could use was that Demonic Qi shield for defense, as for offense, it relied entirely on brute force.

Moreover, even when at a disadvantage and severely injured, it showed no intention of fleeing.

Such an existence, if other Spirit Crystal Realm Cultivators came, they could only flee for their lives.

After all, their speed couldn't surpass the Demonic Ape, and their attacks couldn't break its defense, so they could only die.

But who made it encounter Chu Yuan, this Prodigy?

At the Spirit Crystal Realm, he had mastered complete Sword Momentum, as well as a Heaven-Rank Spirit Technique, and his spiritual energy intensity was probably not far off even from a Spirit Venerable Realm.

In this situation, what could a sixth-tier Perfection Demonic Ape use to block?

What's more, it actually took Chu Yuan's strongest move head-on at the beginning.

If it didn't die, who would?

Not long after.

Chu Yuan's light-chasing sword slashed, completely killing the Demonic Ape.

He looked up at the white bones, only to see them still standing there, seemingly with no intention of leaving.

Seeing this, Chu Yuan frowned slightly.

Although he wasn't afraid of those white bones, he still understood the principle that many ants can bite an elephant to death.

What's more, he vaguely felt that the large Formation outside seemed to be connected to these white bones.

The more white bones he killed, the stronger the other white bones became, and now, on the group of white bones before him, he already felt a faint threat.

Therefore, killing white bones was not the first choice.

Chu Yuan took a deep breath and looked towards the deeper parts.

At this moment, he also understood that choosing a place with fewer white bones to break through at that time was probably a wrong decision.

Of course, it was also possible that the valley outside was covered by a large Formation, and even if he tried to break through there, he would most likely not be able to get out.

Chu Yuan took a deep breath, stepped over the Demonic Ape's corpse, and walked towards the deeper parts.

Since he was here, he might as well see what was there!

Chu Yuan walked several thousand meters with the light-chasing sword, with nothing happening along the way.

And in the valley, it was desolate and silent, without a trace of life, nor any Spirit Medicine or spiritual materials, leaving Chu Yuan empty-handed.

"Roar!"

Chu Yuan walked a few hundred more meters when he suddenly heard a roar from ahead.

Immediately after, a middle-aged man with blood-red eyes and tattered clothes appeared.

He looked at Chu Yuan with a cold expression, his eyes full of blood-red, yet seemingly without emotional fluctuations, just staring intently at Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan frowned slightly, "A Cultivator at Spirit Soul Realm Perfection, there's still such an existence here?"

According to his thoughts, if a Spirit Soul Realm Perfection existence appeared here, that unintelligent Demonic Ape shouldn't have been left behind.

"No, wait!"

Chu Yuan suddenly discovered something, and with a surprised expression, he said, "There's no life force present; is this actually a Puppet?"

Seeing this, Chu Yuan closed his eyes slightly, fully sensing the situation nearby.

But to his disappointment, he didn't sense the presence of any Formation.

That is to say, this Puppet was either casually discarded here, or its body was controlled by Vicious Beast Qi after the Cultivator died.

After a brief deliberation, Chu Yuan charged forward with his sword, intending to test it out.

The Demonic Ape earlier was easily worn down by him, he hoped this one wouldn't be like that!

He still wanted to use it to hone his strength, so as to stabilize his power and control his own strength.

And then, break through to Spirit Crystal Realm Perfection in one go!

But to his surprise, even though he had already moved, the Puppet still just stared intently at him, making no movement.

"What's going on?"

Chu Yuan was surprised and suspicious, but he didn't stop, continuing to rush forward.

When his figure approached a certain distance, changes finally occurred.

"Roar!"

The Puppet let out a long roar to the sky, and then also charged over.

"Here it comes!"

Chu Yuan chuckled softly, then raised his sword and engaged in battle with the Puppet.

As the battle progressed, Chu Yuan also noticed something abnormal.

This Puppet had no intelligence, but it would instinctively use some Spirit Skills.

Coupled with the fact that it was a Puppet, it had no fear whatsoever, fighting as if unafraid of injury.

In this situation, it was even more troublesome than that Demonic Ape.

For a time, Chu Yuan was actually at a slight disadvantage, being suppressed by the opponent.

But this effect was precisely what he temporarily needed, so he was naturally very happy.

Time passed without knowing how long, and Chu Yuan was already able to contend with the Puppet.

At this point, he had almost mastered his own strength, so he sent the Puppet flying with a single strike.

Afterward, he entered the primal origin space and broke through to Spirit Crystal Realm Perfection in one go.

When he came out again, Chu Yuan used this Puppet for a bit of training, then directly dismantled it.

Afterward, he tidied up a little and continued walking deeper into the valley.